Inactive Total Small Business Set-Aside (FAR 19.5)

The Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division (NAWCAD) Lakehurst, New Jersey, intends to procure on a competitive basis, from qualified vendors, the design of improvement solutions assembly, and inst... The Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division (NAWCAD) Lakehurst, New Jersey, intends to procure on a competitive basis, from qualified vendors, the design of improvement solutions assembly, and installation of hardware, software, computer system, and all associated material to upgrade the Proprotor Gearbox (PRBG) Test Stand, P/N 18D11062-1. The PRGB Test Stand is used at the Depot level of maintenance for V-22 aircraft at Fleet Readiness Center, East and is required to support all variants of the V-22 aircraft at the Depot Level where maintained. The test stand experiences unacceptable rates of failure and lengthy maintenance times. The Reliability & Maintainability of the PRGB Test Stand can be improved with changes to the torque and temperature measurement systems, oil control and monitoring system, heat exchanger system, water and oil plumbing, and re-written software. The intention is to competitively award this requirement as a 100% Small Business Set-aside resulting in a Firm Fixed Price award. Delivery will be F.O.B. Destination. Award will be made to the responsible small business whose proposal is technically acceptable and in full compliance to all other requirements set forth in the solicitation and presents the Best Value to the Government. The Government will release the solicitation, N6833523R0107, including any subsequent amendments, on the Procurement Integrated Enterprise Environment (PIEE) Solicitation Module portal at https://piee.eb.mil/ on or about March 2023 and will close no more than 60 days after the solicitation issue date. No telephone or written requests for the solicitation will be accepted. Amendments to the solicitation, if issued, will be posted to the same portal. After solicitation release, vendors should regularly access the website to ensure they have all the amendments. Any and all questions pertaining to the solicitation once posted should be provided within 10 days of posting. The point of contact for this effort is Theresa Mason, Contract Specialist, Theresa.a.mason15.civ@us.navy.mil. IMPORTANT INFORMATION: Registration in the Procurement Integrated Enterprise Environment (PIEE) Solicitation Module is required to submit competitive proposals. For more information on the Solicitation Module and registration, refer to the PIEE website at https://wawf.eb.mil or https://piee.eb.mil/ and https://www.acq.osd.mil/dpap/pdi/eb/docs/PIEE/PIEE_Solicitation_Module_Vendor_Access_Instructions.pdf. Registration in the Department of Defense DoD System for Award Management (SAM) database will be a prerequisite for receiving an award. For more information on the SAM, refer to the SAM website at https://www.sam.gov/portal/public/SAM. Offerors are required to have a current (no more than three years old) NIST SP 800-171 assessment on record and posted in the Supplier Performance Risk System (SPRS) in order to be considered for an award. For more information on the NIST SP 800-171 DoD Assessment in SPRS, refer to the SPRS website at https://www.sprs.csd.disa.mil/. THIS PRE-SOLICITATION NOTICE IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL. The Government is not obligated to and will not pay for any information received from potential sources as a result of this synopsis. This synopsis is for administrative purposes only. It does not constitute a solicitation for bid or proposals, and should not be construed as a commitment by the Government. The information provided herein is subject to change and in no way binds the Government to solicit for or award a competitive contract.